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family Verbenaceae
Lantana camara L.; lantana
Shrub;
leaves opposite, simple, fragrant, ovate, base truncate to rounded,
margin toothed, apex acute, surface wrinkled; inflorescence a
pedicellate cluster of sessile flowers; corolla changing color
with age (yellow becoming orange common in wild/naturalized plants,
other colors found in cultivation); drupe fruits black, borne
in dense clusters.
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Standley (1930) reports that the plant is reputed to have stimulant
and tonic properties, being used to treat intestinal and throat
problems.
Shrub;
leaves opposite, simple, fragrant, ovate, base truncate to rounded,
margin toothed, apex acute, surface wrinkled; inflorescence a
pedicellate cluster of sessile flowers; corolla changing color
with age (yellow becoming orange common in wild/naturalized plants,
other colors found in cultivation); drupe fruits black, borne
in dense clusters.
